Search for dissertations about: "sustainable fishing"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 35 swedish dissertations containing the words sustainable fishing.

  2. 1. Fishing for sustainability : Towards transformation of seagrass-associated small-scale fisheries

    Author : Sieglind Wallner-Hahn; Maricela de la Torre-Castro; Christina Hicks; Stockholms universitet; []
    Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; small-scale fisheries; co-management; social-ecological systems; ecosystem services; institutions; transformation; seagrass meadows; destructive gear; food-web interactions; marin ekotoxikologi; Marine Ecotoxicology;

    Abstract : Small-scale fisheries employ many millions of people around the world, and are particularly important in developing countries, where the dependency on marine resources is high and livelihood diversification options are scarce. In many areas of the world however, small-scale fisheries are at risk which threatens the food security and wellbeing of coastal people. READ MORE

  4. 2. Noble Crayfish (Astacus astacus) in a Changing World : Implications for Management

    Author : Jenny K. M. Zimmerman; Thomas Palo; Nils Ekelund; Jostein Skurdal; Mittuniversitetet; []
    Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; Noble crayfish Astacus astacus ; CPUE; climate change; water regulation; body growth; reintroduction; sustainable fishing; monitoring.;

    Abstract : The noble crayfish (Astacus astacus) is critically endangered in Sweden. This is mainly due to the crayfish plague (Aphanomyces astaci), a lethal disease that, among other things, can be spread through the stocking of fish from contaminated water or contaminated fishing gear. READ MORE

  5. 3. Fisheries biology of the edible crab (Cancer pagurus) in the Kattegat and the Skagerrak - implications for sustainable management

    Author : Anette Ungfors; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; Cancer pagurus; Swedish west coast; sexual maturity; migration; population genetics; stock structure; fishing mortality; stock abundance; management;

    Abstract : The European edible crab (Cancer pagurus) is exploited to a varying degree in its area of distribution. Landings in United Kingdom and Ireland may have peaked around year 2000, reaching 25 000 and 13 000 tonnes, respectively but have slightly decreased since. READ MORE

  6. 4. Income diversification as a response to social-ecological traps : A case study of small-scale fisheries and aquaculture in the Tam Giang lagoon, Central Viet Nam

    Author : Tong Thi Hai Hanh; Wiebren Boonstra; Melissa Marschke; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; alternative livelihoods; aquaculture households; income diversification; fishing households; small-scale aquaculture; small-scale fisheries; social-ecological traps; and Tam Giang lagoon; Natural Resources and Sustainable Development; Naturresurser och hållbar utveckling;

    Abstract : Many small-scale fishing and aquaculture households in the global South struggle with reinforcing feedbacks between resource degradation and livelihood impoverishment – a situation that is often resembled to a social-ecological trap. Studies suggest that facilitation of income diversification contributes to mitigation and even prevention of trap situations as it reduces exploitation pressure while at the same time makes the households’ livelihood more resilient. READ MORE

  7. 5. Reeling in private governance approaches for sustainable fisheries : A study of Fishery Improvement Projects

    Author : Sofia Käll; Beatrice Crona; Tracy Van Holt; Tim M. Daw; Andrés Cisneros-Montemayor; Stockholms universitet; []
    Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; vetenskap om hållbar utveckling; Sustainability Science;

    Abstract : In response to the global fisheries crisis new governance models have been developed. In this thesis, I study one such model, Fishery Improvement Projects (FIPs), that have increased in numbers and importance globally, yet received little scientific attention. READ MORE